diphthong
noun /ˈdɪfθɒŋ/, /ˈdɪpθɒŋ/
/ˈdɪfθɔːŋ/, /ˈdɪpθɔːŋ/
(phonetics)- a combination of two vowel sounds or vowel letters, for example the sounds /aɪ/ in pipe /paɪp/ or the letters ou in doubt compare monophthong, triphthongWordfinderTopics Languagec1
- cluster
- consonant
- diphthong
- elide
- intonation
- phonetics
- pronunciation
- stress
- tone
- voiced
Word Originlate Middle English: from French diphtongue, via late Latin from Greek diphthongos, from di- ‘twice’ + phthongos ‘voice, sound’.